Work on Rs 1,555-crore ropeway in Shimla to begin next year

November 7, 2023

The work on the Rs 1,555 crore Innovative Urban Ropeway Transport Project to decongest the state capital is likely to begin next year.
Its detailed project report (DPR) has been submitted to New Development Bank (NDB), which will fund the project.
It will be the second largest urban ropeway network in the world after La Paz in Bolivia.
The 65-km ropeway with 13 boarding and de-boarding stations and one turning station is aimed at decongesting Shimla.
Each of the 13 stations will have a distance of 1 km to 1.5 km.
It will help in decongesting Shimla for the next 40 years and provide an eco-friendly and affordable overhead safe mode of public transportation.